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Configuration
| Specification | PMK gas mask | Scalable Plate Carrier |
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| Type | gas masks[source] | plate carrier[source] |
| Used by | Soviet Armed Forces , and later by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation[source] | United States Marine Corps[source] |
| Mask component | MB-1-80 mask[source] | — |
| Filter component | EO-1-15-01 filter[source] | — |
| Protection | toxic gases or radioactive vapors or aerosols, as well as biological agents |
| — |
| Filter connection | 40 mm GOST threads[source] | — |
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| Drinking system | drinking tube[source] | — |
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| Material | rubber is exclusively black coloured[source] | — |
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| Design and production context | The PMK gas mask represents a family of gas masks used by the Soviet Armed Forces , and later by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation . The MB-1-80 mask and the EO-1-15-01 filter are used.[source] | — |
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| Origin reported by inventory | Soviet Union[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 22, cell 4; revision 1377727163; retrieved 2026-09-30 Russia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 23, cell 4; revision 1377727163; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Role | — | lightweight plate carrier intended to supplement the Modular Tactical Vest[source] |
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| Features | — | adjustment buckles and improved padding on the shoulders[source] |
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| Attachment system | — | staggered MOLLE webbing on the chest[source] |
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| Introduction | — | 2008[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 6, cell 2; revision 1375174062; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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